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An avian influenza virus that emerged in 2013 is suddenly spreading widely in China, causing a sharp spike in human infections and deaths. Last month alone it sickened 192 people, killing 79, according to an announcement this week by China’s…
The Adamawa State government has destroyed over 24,000 various species of birds infected with avian influenza, commonly known as bird flu. The farm manager of Adda-Rogo, where the bird flu outbreak occurred, Muhammed Hassan, said over 24,000 fowls, 250…
Three more outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza have been reported in France, bringing the total number of outbreaks to thirteen. In Landes, an outbreak of the H5N9 strain in Horsarieux was detected in a breeding flock of over…
Nam Dinh Province in northern Vietnam has announced an outbreak of the highly pathogenic bird flu virus H5N6 at two communes. A statement from the province, which is around 90 kilometers from Hanoi, said it has culled more than…
By April 13, 2015, over 202, 000 deaths of chicken and estimated losses of over 3 billion CFA Francs (about 5 million U.S. dollars) had been reported in Burkina Faso following the confirmation of an outbreak of bird flu in…
The Uttar Pradesh government has directed culling of infected fowls after a bird flu alert in the state following the deaths of hundreds of hens reportedly owing to avian influenza in the Amethi district, about 150 km from here. …
